The billboard (Oct 1905)

6 OCTOBER 7, IMS. SraUT OF THE PDBUC PRESS JMctatocv tfc* Bithvd HaidlaK Dntt wiote tor WO- He OoIUk. Bnt It U a Bent, *ad tba baker TliMtrF laat aigkt ''sn»: It approval. There are thrw colorfnl and pleaais^ scenes—■ tbe dock ot Uie Pacllle MaU SteamstUp Com ptmr la San Prandaco. a public B4inare in the mjtlklcal Soath American republic of Coo- carxie* and tba -courtyard of tiie Hotd del Corooaito, oppoalte 8u IWego, CaL Hw last .gartlcDlaxlr haaiitlfnl, and when tlMy ' ue aned moat ot tte ttne. ftflflliaBllr caatDncd, dane- User lore tbe la a San Fianciaco reporter^not a real~ reporter, of conrae. for ml reporters are too modest and tetiring to be heroes of tbe plctuiesqoe—bat a stage re- porter, fall of impadence and Tery noisy. After falling in varioos dlssniaes to stow blmnetf away on a ship booed for Concaipe on a. fliUlHiKtetiac expedition, be llnallr ta the diapdM of an dv. wWA cads mt 4 p. m. alnf^ 19 alMC tba dock A'^tbe firimt Hiaad letases to work v'awBiMe, and tlie zeporter Is aaved and -rlc- -MtftmtL This incident, tboagfa it was not - aiaaaffed »»' sklilfoily as it mij^t bave been, araonal shrieks of laoghter last nlgtit and really nude an tn^wn^^ bit. In tbe tblrd and last act tbe characters, by aome process not SBlBelcBtlT explained to be InteUlElble, ' ^ *" ~'" action cones L Kaa IBSI. Kcc uie coaxi aot^ "■^^^■ tgr^gglslii -aay other rnnetcaI eoaedr ^ bad aecB. Bat there Is moce tban fnn in tbe entertaln- nent. The moon ablnea. and a sentimental senorlta sinss lore books aboot It; and a lealou Amerlcsji Kirl. dlscnlsed as a aoldler, and bcr wblte-doeked naTal Uentenant lorer nearly re- peat the experience of Gratlano and Nerina with the rlnts In Tbe Merchant of Venice; and tliere la moch winginy and dancing of pretty (Iris In pretty drcflses and sOk stocUajPS. fibarica B. Ktaos,. aMe-faaisM aa md Boas. Bmfm yrtaer ta-^A. Fukr UMt, tm the xe- ' tt^; «■■■■:' t» ftmmakliiK, tbe medal SDca t» Vtaiik Kakr. a low comedian, wbs Is a ■ort ot eombliiatlim of Charley Bltelov and Bddle Foy. Itflor has tbe part ot a tlmoroos hero, and all be baa to do to make the spec- tators lao(ta is to -walk across the stage. Hisa Helena PhUllpa, a well-fed but attractlTe eirl. also contrlbntes tbe amosement ot tbe an- dlenee by being groteaqne. She of the "toatswain'a baby," and are mareds ot bcUlcennt colon. _ --,<cji» Tolee to work a powerftil diarm. Hiss Condon does not appear In tbe fltst act. bnt ber songs in the otlier two. The IJore of Oar Motberlxwd, with cboms: The Toreador, with Mr. Erana. and U-Mnllght. & solo, were all ad- mirably snng wltb a richness of rolce £nd a perfectloa of metiiod tliat captlTated CTery- body In the boose. Miss Isabel Hall, possess- Ins a sweet and strong soprano, tiad some good ■men and aanc them wdl. particalady one In " Dslee rar jncus. tank were well enoosb rep* , and aa the intial& by wmiam Vo- ■aloe, was anlfocmly good. It nowbeie partlco' lady remarkable, tbe dioms agile and well' trained. ai>d the "book" safflelently inter csttng and occasionally bright Tbe FUItmster amst lie set down aa a popolar snccesa.—^Bar- rett Eastman, In the Chicago Joomal, Sept. 20. Lew Fields' Boilesqnes, The llnaic Kaster The Lew Fields Theatre Company scored an- other success last cTenlng to its prodactlon ot tbe bnrlesqne on Tbe Moslc Master, following a ihattened Tenk>n ot It Hapipened In Nord- *—' Btudie BlDg came In for moat ot tbe ' wbat was new in the caenlni^ Tbe bnlesiim of Tbe Untie Muter. wUIe iM>t as tnony aa tbe earlier part of tbe abow, pnmded a crowded boose with a gieat deal y amosement. Lew Fields and Blanclie Bing worked hard sod were amply repaid by gen- «raas applause. Some of tbe most serious sit aations of The Music Master were taroed Tcry dcrerly. The new piece la lr> Jsan^ - Al- bert, who appeared In tbe rote «C A•^!■M• ot 1h» Standard on Tmst. Snao FWdi. « aeir aiOIlM to tbe •nsiTbnbni TrM'a Olfnr Twist Oltrer Twist rerlTal has been the bit ot the --ff<ailliai tbcatrlcal se as o n and tba Becrbobm bBOO OBBPaar WUI mmi*mhlf —ha m trtnmplt.t '. tone of laigtand «ttt JhO jlnMB.'i'^^Xhe part of i- flBwr waa flaa t/fW -IWinli 9mmm, who Kra, Fiaks Reviraa Laab Wascbaa For the next three weeka, at least, a play that rlTrts tbe attentloo. stirs tbe eiuoUan and makes tbe heart l^eat will be wltbln the reach of New York andlences. It U 0. H. Mcl^llan'a drama, I>ab Klescbna. It was rcTlTed St tbe Manhattan Theatre last night by Mn. Flake and the same admirable i'~"pfT wBw i i a t lii oC A ot - ■ tbe Is a _ to Urn arsomaBt—tbe theory that saod laWnenee and klndaeaa, not prisons or poolttBiBt. ate the only teal cutrectlTe InfloeDCn for btsnan obllqtilty. As a drama of sitnaUon, of cnlmlnatlve force and of Intenae human lotert^t, L«-ab KIes<^ma surpassed any other t^t was offered in New York last year. Eren in its revlv-al It makes any of tbe plays of the present season seem poor and IncooseqoentlaL Mis. Fiske's company is raried bat slightly from Its original personnel. Tbe star still plays the role of tlie thief with intellectual •lertaen, Btrr oiis Jntenltr and d nmatlc color. detail cscapaa har; John Mason npcatcd Ua qoletlr Intense snd forceful performance aa Sylvane: George Arliss presented tils TiTid ebaraeterlxatlon of Baool Bertram, tbe degenerate, and William B. Mack reappeared as the falthfol bnt weak Schram. By odd coincidence, the four best plays of last sea^oo are again running simultaneously wltMn B few blocks of each other on Broad- way. Besides Leah Klesehna, they are The Music (Master, Adrea and You Nerer Oan York World, Sept. 26. TiBsTia Carter in Adrea Befote an entbostastle crowd. Mrs. Leslie carter la Adrea. began a brief season in the Belaiea fttotic taft aUdit. Tbe opening was emineattr tm^Umm, aad that Adico liad lost none <W ^Jt m^yHy ■ » ■» shown bf the repeated eoctan cOBa aCbv aaasy oct, Mrs. Carter gaTe one ot her best perform, aoces. She was in fine Tolee and na the emo- tional gamut with a snrenesa and tntcnsity that brought acclaim. Tbe company was prac- tically the aame as that wUtii appeared In the play last winter. Tbe only important changes were that Charles A. Mlllward played Kaeso, the character created by Charles A. SteTenson. and Mr. Sterenson took Tyrone Pow- er's <dd role ot ArkUsas. Cora Adams ap- peared as Jnlia Doma. Adrea's aister. Inter- preted last seaasa br EdUk Gmw^ Tbe per- tormaaee la eittj way was hrBUant, and In- dl^ted ^^Lf^^SSS^^SaSSnHMBt that Uia. Ledle Ghttcr iraM tfrt h» fl mwtB perfoim- anee ot Atea tm Oct. T. tliere bas been an extraocdinary demand for aeata. On Oct. 9 tbe actress wm terlTe Zaaa tbr a week, and then will come foorteen appearances in Dn Bany- At thp cloti^ of t^er home season Mrs. Carter will start on a tour of the large ddes. ap- pearing In Adrea and other Important playa in her icfM:(Mh»i—Iftv ntk KfeiiK '■V- ^ muaunc A. H. "Westpban -writes tbat Allen Doone Is doing nicely In Kerry Gow. Edward R. Mawson will be leading man to Sosaae Saatje In Sowtng The Wind. I., ■ atmmm m.i eC Jtow^BaOford. "^Ih' aCffiteK' ftir tte '^NWte' Cboedy Co. Glen Remfrey has returned to his home In Waoaan, Wis., after a rery snccessfol R. G. Payton bas closed with the Tbome Dcaaatle Co. to pat eat a company ot bla owB. The Walte Comedy Co. la reported to be meeting with oonslderahle success on the Bels Circuit. I<aimi Ijonaine is to star in The Mew ein Oa. wMch tafeaa the toad some time Job. Ganr. of odd-'Cnn^: 1 ' ' DeGraass On. Dubinsky Brothers 'WlBpEHi- ^&Ml' tre Co. report good biiitnui «t week of September 11. -After tt*-: The Tbaat aC The Vows Isahel London to appear in Tbe Crlsla. The southern Sites Stock Co. opened Its aeaaoB Oct. S at paattt, Ta. Xh* nortb- Anmnd The -'WMh the 7os. lent of goes to bare se- The Bessey Hichman Co. did such big boalneas In Fairfield, la., last week tbat Manager Tbooaa booked them again for Mo- ranber. Mme. it^KM, aocor fll n y to a report fnaa. IOU^mbC^II^ :ws» l^^aid %| aa anto- Harry English and wife (Pauline Palmer) and C. H. Bnrrell of the Fenberg Comedy Co.. serered coimectlona with said aggregatloo Sept. 23. Z. Newman, ot Tale's A Devil's Auc- Ooa Ok. lalms m that boitaaa hi great. k QMiL Feui- Play- good _ . _ . , ! flying lady, la tbe headllner with tte" Amt. Blanche Hazelton. taidtac woman for Sam Uorrla at tbe Aveaaa Theatre, Chi- cago, last season. Is playlos tbe leidlnK role In To Die at Dawn, socceedlng Elsie Crescy. On Wednesday, Sept. 13, a fire oc- enrred at the dnbhoose ot the Praftastooal Women's Lesgne at 108 West 48tb street. New xork City. A nomher of actresses ezttncnlshed tbe bUze. Frank E. King, comedian with A. E. DaTldaoo's Train Robbery Co., writes that on Sept. 5, In Milwaukee, be waa granted an abaolate divorce tlmn Frances Stelnbanr, now with, the ~ Manager U. DeteetlTca ( They go to good* George B. Reynolds, who was In- Jored In tbe Harrisbsrg wreck In wblch Sam S. Shat>ert was killed, has resumed hia posi- tion as manag'T for tbe Blanche Walsh Com- pany playing Tbe Woman In The Case. Mr. Beynolds was in the hospital fourteen weeks. He lias not yet completely recoTCrad. George P. Haines & Cot'a A Ro- mance of Coon Hollow is recelrlng some flrst- dsfis notices ffum tbe oewspspera and man. ageis along tbe toote. Manager dias. T. E. E. Meredith, in advance of the eastern Missouri Girl Co.. reports big baslnesa on Long Island, where the company oi>ened Aug. 2S. Tbe leading role la played by Miss Sadie Raymond, who is snrroonded by one of the strongest companies erer caat in this play. George Btiti is mansging tbe eastern com- patiy. Tbe roster of tbe Kerkhoff-ElUman Co. is as follows: Iran KeAboS manager; F. O. wiiim.n stage director; Billy Easton, stage manager: Ndlle Kerfchoff. leads; Jessie GUde- me^ier. Cbaa, Stoddard. J. B. Fltxgcrald, Gj-pEle Daye. Bdaa Pattetaoa, Geo. Benson. T. M. WllaoD snd J. Kenyon, bnalncas man- ager. Daniel Frohman has engaged the following company tor As ta sias Thomas' new play. Tbe Wnhsway Ball, la which Lawrence D'Orsay Is to be tbe star: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Walcot. Maude Knowltoo. Msrisn Barney, Mary Tnnlson, Stanley Dark. W. E. Hltcbcoek. Henry HeatoD. B. W. Morrison. R. Carrlngtoo. Edgar MacGregor. W. S. Miller Is organizing the Ex- celsior Stock Co. tot an extended toor of the New England states and the British possessions. Hie cast will nnmber- twenty people, headed by iTy Sdm^er. Mew s een eiy aad wardrobe hare been o id w a d aad.a a^Biite «C sMictlef plays secnted. Ite osmpaar Is tasted SsUd until April. Because of an accident. Business Manager Dtrigbt Cllleaple waa tteowii fkam a and is bas been m.. Aug. ». The members of the Baldwin Mel- Tllle Stock Co., at the Lyric Theatre. New Orleans, La., include, Lester Looegan, Thos. B. Findlay, John T. Dwyer, Guinle Socola. L. O. Hart, Louis Albion, H. Percy Meldon, Hugh Gllaon, Jai^ Prescott. Wm. Delmar, Miss Tbala Magrane, Emelle MelTHle, Oxa Waldtop. Helen Bay, and otbeis. While on a recent trip to New York city, manager E. 6. Tla ot tba TIa Itaek Co.. secnred tte sontbem rl^ta to Beware o( Hen, which bis company Is now oaing as aa open- ing bm. In addltloo to tbls tbe Tis Stock Co. is playing Not For Lore, A Gambler's Daoghter. Ubtbs. Jesse James, A Basslan ^y. Bast Ig tet, Sesled Lips aad daderella. lUlowing Is the roster of the Clay Met ChuMaL^^^SBott sd^Me jgi^ Dobb, Inger. Mage carpenter: Ifsss MCwmaa. dee- tridan; wmiam T. Hong, PTcd. IfiislBj. W. F. James. Hartdd P. Chase. Cbaa. K. bnev. Wm. Bom. Beoben Fox. Uary Kiuaii. Kelly, Agnes Carrolton and Blanche Footer. It Is reported from London that Mrs. James Brown-Potter has decided to recoup ber fortune by means of musical drama. She wm appear at Manchester as Mary. Qneen of Seota, In Tbe Murder of Bizxio. Mrs. Potter Is asM to be mneb broken in health, thoogh brastfy faeea tbe fntnre, declaring her Intentlaa of baying a small boose on the Thames. The good work of Harr>- Strober in the role of Zeb Taylor and of Ml8s Mary Carew as Madge Preston in the eaBtcm Sloon- ahiner's Daughter Co. is getting for them an abnndanee of press notices in e»ery dty they play. They are ably assisted by George Has- bronck. Bay Kingston, Sam Cottrell. Charles T. Small, Walter Aabtna. Nellie T. EteaO and Kabd Bteasa. In an Its Ustory the ICaw Toik Theatre baa aascr teV gather there at osasy Klaw it Erlanger^ Tiee. In which tte ^cat (hllhishsi oC aegio cbarmcter. llelntyto aad Bcalh. ate tte centre of Interest. It Is tte Uncst *ew at iiote- tar prices, ranging from SS centa to fl^lO. escr staged In America. Frank W. Shea, a son of-M. Shea, manager of the Garden Theatre, BntTalo. N. Y.. has deserted TsudeTllle for the legitimate, and lias been glTen the light comedy role in Klaw & Brianget's prodnctloo of Tammany, wbleb opens this week in Bocbester, After a week ta BntTalo, and two weeka In PhUadelpbIa, Tammany goea into tbe Herald 8<Iiuuc Theatre, New York, for a mn. Albert Fabel, agent of the DePew- Bnrdette Stock Co., writes aa follows: "We hare another record-breaking opening to oar credit—Colnmbns, Ga. We play all -tc^ty plays with special paper, Osr managrmeat la painstaking and conscientlotis, and the compaay la composed of eOdent players. We ar* en- dniTorlDg to please tte people. Tte Nsodta abow at tbe box ofllees. The roster ot tha C S. Stdllvan Dora Tbome Co. is uMBMn: O. S. MUran. Mfslwy, ^BSMrr biBMStttta.' adranee ageat; HSda ML BMhelfe lOefcer- soo. Edna May HltdKH. 8. A. Mtchen, Barrr Bamlln,- George C. Clarke, Ralph Mack, 7. ii BelUy and Barry Cnrtls. Ben. Greet announces that about a*a^«r S'miSSSmSm'^Sm^ Sa" * JOHN W. VOCTL This Is not Tbomas Hardy, tbe emlaest Esg- Usfa noTelist and political reformer, howerer much it resembles his likeness. John W. Togel's Minstrels are Mgger aad better thaa ever this doced according to tbe Ellxabethlan The repertoire has been arranged with a clal Tiew of interesting stodents, and n of tbe larger achoola of the metropolis taare algnllled their Intention to assist. The New York engagement will cootinae about four weeks. LAura FrankeiUIeld, wlio toured tB Ghoata tor ten mootha laat s ea s ou , la aow starring In a special dramatlsatlea of Wllkie CoUlns' Ber Doable Life. Cbaa. rjiwth.> iii. recently of tbe Dick Ferria Stock Co.. Is play- ing leads with ber. Tbe company Is iKOfced solid ootll Jone and goea to tbe ooaat. Tte yttaethm^la^jWBted^aad^dlnMI^^Lcaa A. Tbe marvelous success of Hall Calne play. Tbe Prodigal Soa. Its Initial presentation at tbe New i Theatre. New Tork, baa erokcd tte pr obl em as to whether this later play Is not destined to proee even a greater poiwlar aaca was Tte Cbrlatlan, and for tte pma that, aa erery one knowa, baa sc^ been regarded is tte aopreme teat. Proprietor Duncan Clark has fur- nished everything new for the Faanle HOI Oa, tbls season. Following la tbe roster: C. B. Bansom, manager; H. B. Blsckbnm. suge man- ager; F. Mackay, musical director; Harry WU- son, prop.; Fannie Hill. Emma Bosch, Carrie Booghtoo. Nettie Allen. Minnie Dl as more, Vlala Norrls, Lola Hanson. Dorothy Friend. Ada FIsb. Baby Brown. Ida Itetaa aad Blaacte Thft. Geotse F. IMaeolI. the afbble man- •■•r at DcAv * Tuteit** A GU sC Ite Sticcta OSk. aald «te BBlhaard a call nam. day. fltft. He was aeesopaaled hr tte Tcrsatne B. B. Wtestsatltj. stsge — Both teve good eaasa to " been oat dgbt arcAs aad played to tanaway habeas at a of the Grand Stock Ca, now ptnlag aa Indelinite engagement at tte Grand Tteatie, New Orleans, I^a^ la as fol- Iowa: John J. Farrell, Frank t. Sylrester. Maorlee Wilkinson, Mr. Edward Poland, James C. SpottswDod, Hal. Donahne, Leonard Boyoe. Edward Gerllnger, Chaa. Scott, Beniy Nasb. Geo. HQ], Miss Jane trring. Grace Tonng. Lillian DIz. Frances Wblteboose. Geo. & 8olr. stage dliectorj Axthar ~ Chaa Fcartt^ MBlMt; dttcetar. Ftoqcnring Is the roster of Tbe Ola- Oa.: Vaiaey ft Adams profrfMa •aa Baaaana; Blcbatd Loola. bastims aaa- saer; O. W. Compteo. adranee: Dan Bald- wia, stage manager; Albm YoaToste. sratfcsl director; Lew Walton, carpenter: T. A. Tamey. Barry Marlln, Aoston yamey. Looise Walker, CUra George and Violet EdeO. Their opened 8»t. 38 at St. " " ~ thraagh OUl Mlchtgaa. The roster oC Vte InternatioBa] stock Oo. la aa hil laaa . ITaiils lAmbscg, pm- prietor aad maaaMR Buiy L. WtiUb. aetlag manager aad ataae d h e Uw, Cbaties Fua a s sa. maatrr meebaalerBaa Bsite properties: Besv MacBadr. Artbor ^ttchie. Harry Hoy. Arthai Price, Edna Mschsth. FblUla Carrington. Cora Wllmont, Louisa Bsbteaon, Blanche Nelpllng. Adelaide Masoa aad Baby Beatrice. Tber ate presenting sottie ot SolllTan, Harris A Wood's best plays, Indndlng Tbe Boad to Boin, Between Lore and Doty, For Her Cliil- dren'a Sake, Tte Ml Kan Da. aad atbcra. Tte eoapuir opeaed It* nad mbm at WU- kesbarrc. Pa., and hate hsaa llsvhK la ast- lataetory bnslmw. Adelaide Thorston will open bar stsrrlng toar. aader tte managemcat at fkaacls X. Hone, sa BCptcBbcr 9^ at AOeatsaa. fa. She win aaacar IUb sesaoa la Tte Ttlsmiih ot Betty, a fby wrtttea (specially tor ber vs. In ber company wlB te Mra. W. W. Banooib Madeline Liggett, Marlon Holeomte, Lllllaa Wood. Edward Lester, Frederick Klrby. Fted g- Bgsfc Bdmaad FOsd. B. A. Ediy. Mc